Greater personal wealth very clearly correlates with modestly greater longevity. Why is this? That is a hard question to answer, as the network of correlations between socioeconomic status, education, wealth, intelligence, and lifestyle choices are challenging to pick apart in most available databases of epidemiological information. Are wealthier people on balance more educated, and more educated people tend to take better care of their health? Are wea…
The Correlation Between Greater Wealth and Longevity Likely Does Not Have Cultural or Genetic Contributions
Greater personal wealth very clearly correlates with modestly greater longevity. Why is this? That is a hard question to answer, as the network of correlations between socioeconomic status, education, wealth, intelligence, and lifestyle choices are challenging to pick apart in most available databases of epidemiological information. Are wealthier people on balance more educated, and more educated people tend to take better care of their health? Are wea…